Chicony Electronics Co.

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Chicony is a Taiwanese hardware manufacturer, nowadays focused on keyboard and peripheral production. From 1987 to 2000, Chicony operated a laptop divison (known as the Mobile Products (MP) Division), in which they acted as an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM), selling their laptops to various smaller companies to brand and sell. As such, rarely will you see a Chicony laptop branded as a Chicony.


Chicony's Websites: www.chicony.com, www.chicony.co.uk, www.chicony.com.tw, chicony.de

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Model List

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Chicony LT3400


~August 1989
286 @16MHz

Chicony LT3600


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Chicony LT5400


~January 1990

Chicony LT5300


~September 1990

Chicony NB5620


~March 1991
386 @20MHz

Chicony PB9350


~September 1991
486DX @33MHz

Chicony NB6600


~November 1991
386SL @20MHz

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Chicony PB8350


~December 1991
486DX @25MHz

Chicony NB5625


~June 1992
386 @25MHz

Chicony NB5500


~June 1992
AMD 386SXL @25MHz

Chicony NB8620


~October 1992
Cyrix 486SLC @33MHz

Chicony NB8600


~October 1992
486 @25MHz

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Chicony NB9600


~December 1992
486 @33MHz

Chicony SN8660


~March 1993
486SX @25MHz

Chicony SN8650


~June 1993
486SX @33MHz

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Chicony SN8665


~June 1993
486 @33MHz

Chicony NB9800


~December 1993
486

Chicony NB4E


~June 1994
486 @25 or 33MHz

Chicony NB5


~November 1994
Up to 486DX4-100

Chicony SR


~March 1995
486

Chicony SRA


~May 1995
Pentium

Chicony NB7


~July 1995
Up to 486DX4-100

Chicony SE7


~August 1995
486

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Chicony SE7II


~September 1995
486

Chicony ARa/MP-968


1996
Socket 5/7

Chicony MP-975


Late 1996
Socket 7

Chicony MP-978


1997
Socket 7

Chicony MP-979


1998
MMC1/Socket 7

Chicony MP-983


1998
Socket 7

Chicony MP-996


Unknown
Socket 615

Chicony MP-987


Unknown
MMC1

Chicony MP-980


Unknown
Pentium MMX

Chicony MP-989


1999
MMC2

Chicony MP-982


June 1999
Socket 7

Chicony MP-993


June 1999
Socket 370

Chicony MP-995


June 1999
Socket 615

Chicony MP-999


1999
MMC2

NB8620 image from Clous. NB5 and MP-993 images from Chris Logan. NB5625 image from Flashy. Used with permission.



Page last updated: 01/06/2025
Update Reason: updated some photos

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